MATHURA: Five-year-old boy beaten to death by an elderly man. The child was killed in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura by a 52-year-old named Om Prakash, who was dressed as a monk . Footage of him hitting the child repeatedly on the ground was circulated on social media. Police identified the suspect and arrested him. The motive behind the murder is unclear.

Locals say that the accused was performing Saptakoshi Yatra. Om Prakash attacked the child when he was walking on the road. Prakash took the child and hit him on the ground several times. Many people were on the street at this time. The child died on the spot. Enraged by the incident, the locals caught the accused and beat him up before handing him over to the police. Police informed that the reason for the attack would be clear only after questioning the accused.